“A spokesman for the Department for Education said: “We are very disappointed that the NUT and NASUWT have announced they will be taking further strike action, which less than a quarter of teachers actually voted for.“” link here

Number of people eligible to vote in the 2010 General Election (roughly): 46 million

Number of people who voted Conservative in the 2010 General Election: 10,703,654

Percentage of eligible people who voted Conservative in the 2010 General Election (roughly): 23.27%